Mark11 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Let me apologize in advance. This is some of the fossils that we thought were pretty cool but aside from the snail and clam shells, I really don't know what they are so feel free to tell us what you think they are if you want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 The 'clams' look like Brachiopods - most of them at least. Where did you get them - Jacksboro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark11 Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 I found them all here in eastland. There are tons of Crinoids but I've found several brachiopods here too. Thanks for telling me what they're called! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 OK I don't really know my TX geography but someone here should be able to tell you more about them now with that info. They look Paleozoic is all I can say.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark11 Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 Thank you, forgive me if I sound stupid but, how can you tell they look Paleozoic? If you can give me a good reference book title of the name of good references, I'll be glad to do my research to save you time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Google "Spiriferid Brachiopod", which a couple of your fossils seem to be. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Thank you, forgive me if I sound stupid but, how can you tell they look Paleozoic? If you can give me a good reference book title of the name of good references, I'll be glad to do my research to save you time. I was just thinking about this regarding another reply I left elsewhere.. It's just like Auspex said... Spiriferid brachiopods are a typical Paleozoic form. The more you look at fossils the more you get to recognize Paleozoic assemblages when you see them - likewise Mesozoic and Cenozoic. But I still could not name anything to the genus/species level except [some of] my local Upper Cretaceous stuff. Paleozoic is dominated by brachiopods, crinoids, bryozoans, trilobites if you're lucky.. Mesozoic is mainly mollusks (bivalves, snails, ammonites - not that these did not also exist in the Paleozoic but they were much less common). Cenozoic is even closer to the modern, with more varieties of snail and clam, but no ammonites (sometimes some form of Nautilus though). Plant assemblages also have distinct looks depending on era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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